/tags/purplish Purplish en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:32:33 GMT /politics/2025-04-25/purplish-a-colorado-republican-and-a-democrat-give-their-takes-on-trumps-first-100-days State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse shared their thoughts on immigration, DOGE, the economy and more in a live taping of the Purplish podcast in Denver earlier this week. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:32:33 GMT /politics/2025-04-25/purplish-a-colorado-republican-and-a-democrat-give-their-takes-on-trumps-first-100-days Bente Birkeland, Caitlyn Kim, Colorado Public Radio /politics/2025-04-21/purplish-colorado-answers-trumps-immigration-crackdown-with-expanded-protections Democratic state lawmakers are advancing a bill that aims to stymie some of the tactics they’ve seen deployed by the Trump administration. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:53:51 GMT /politics/2025-04-21/purplish-colorado-answers-trumps-immigration-crackdown-with-expanded-protections Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods /politics/2025-04-11/as-colorados-legislature-debates-transgender-policies-community-watches-closely Democratic lawmakers want to expand protections, even as the federal government moves rapidly in the opposite direction. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:52:53 GMT /politics/2025-04-11/as-colorados-legislature-debates-transgender-policies-community-watches-closely Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods /politics/2025-04-04/purplish-colorados-political-parties-try-to-navigate-a-changed-political-landscape Democratic soul searching. A Republican fork in the road. As the nation undergoes enormous political shifts, the parties in Colorado are struggling to find their footing. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:26:20 GMT /politics/2025-04-04/purplish-colorados-political-parties-try-to-navigate-a-changed-political-landscape Bente Birkeland, Jesse Paul /politics/2025-03-28/purplish-colorados-budget-hits-crunch-time-with-painful-cuts State lawmakers had to find more than $1 billion in savings in order to balance the state budget this session. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:08:37 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/purplish-colorados-budget-hits-crunch-time-with-painful-cuts Bente Birkeland, Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun /politics/2025-03-21/purplish-some-colorado-cities-plan-to-ignore-new-housing-density-laws A local-versus-state battle has taken hold over how Colorado will grow. It’s a fight about local control and who gets to decide what’s best for Coloradans. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:52:03 GMT /politics/2025-03-21/purplish-some-colorado-cities-plan-to-ignore-new-housing-density-laws Bente Birkeland, Nathaniel Minor /politics/2025-03-14/purplish-colorado-lawmakers-hit-halftime-at-the-state-capitol With less than 60 days left to go and plenty of big, controversial bills still in play, it’s crunch time for state lawmakers. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:12:15 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/purplish-colorado-lawmakers-hit-halftime-at-the-state-capitol Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods, Jesse Paul /politics/2025-03-07/purplish-the-human-toll-of-colorados-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog It can take over a year to get DNA results in a sexual assault case. Lawmakers want that to change. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:20:56 GMT /politics/2025-03-07/purplish-the-human-toll-of-colorados-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog Bente Birkeland, Andrea Kramar /politics/2025-02-28/purplish-vacancy-appointments-get-lots-of-lawmakers-to-the-capitol-is-it-time-for-a-change Colorado takes a relatively cheap and fast approach for filling statehouse vacancies. What it's not, is democratic. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:56:09 GMT /politics/2025-02-28/purplish-vacancy-appointments-get-lots-of-lawmakers-to-the-capitol-is-it-time-for-a-change Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods, Jesse Paul /2025-02-21/purplish-life-as-a-new-state-lawmaker Meet two members of the freshman class at the Capitol. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:25:28 GMT /2025-02-21/purplish-life-as-a-new-state-lawmaker Lucas Brady Woods, Bente Birkeland